Music thread

Is this a new genre of music? What can we call it? How about Fit Rock? Nork Rock?

Norpig wrote:Is this a new genre of music? What can we call it? How about Fit Rock? Nork Rock?

I dont know what you are referring to. These Ladies are exceptionally talented. Their technique is sublime. Although they didnt write the songs they have a great tone and represent us superbly on the Worlds stage.

The first Lady, Juliette,  is using a Gibson melody maker with a customised bridge. Her tech has adapted an item from a computer to simulate vibrato. Not the first, but it is done well.
If you check out the equipment the second Lady is using you will get a good idea for a basis of your own guitar system. No doubt she has a great rack, of effects pedals.

For this Van Halen classic she has chosen not to use the humbuckers and has gone for some single pick-ups in the neck position. Eddie, of course, used humbuckers, as she is here, in the bridge position. Again this is all about technique.

I can think of a few techniques i'd like her to try on me.

sunlight wrote:

I dont know what you are referring to. These Ladies are exceptionally talented. Their technique is sublime. Although they didnt write the songs they have a great tone and represent us superbly on the Worlds stage.

The first Lady, Juliette,  is using a Gibson melody maker with a customised bridge. Her tech has adapted an item from a computer to simulate vibrato. Not the first, but it is done well.
If you check out the equipment the second Lady is using you will get a good idea for a basis of your own guitar system. No doubt she has a great rack, of effects pedals.

It must come from a lifetime of learning and practicing their fingering although it’s beyond me how the do it with such long nails?
I guess it’s all about practice and technique.

wanderlust wrote:
It must come from a lifetime of learning and practicing their fingering although it’s beyond me how the do it with such long nails?
I guess it’s all about practice and technique.

Those Ladies are playing those songs. There is no trickery. The action will be very low on the guitars, as it ought to be, to accomodate faster playing.
You will most likely find that they come from well off families who have put them through years of lessons. Also all their equipment has been bought for them.

sunlight wrote:

For this Van Halen classic she has chosen not to use the humbuckers and has gone for some single pick-ups in the neck position. Eddie, of course, used humbuckers, as she is here, in the bridge position. Again this is all about technique.

Very talented but I had to pause before my ears bled

The first two videos are genuine in that they are playing the songs. In this third one the Lady is miming to it here and there. Though she is using the correct chords in most places.
If one must be critical it is that they didnt write the songs. Many people can play covers, but they cannot write a decent song ever.

sunlight wrote:
If one must be critical it is that they didnt write the songs. Many people can play covers, but they cannot write a decent song ever.

I’m a bang average blues guitarist and have been playing for 50 years during which time I’ve written a grand total of 2 tunes on the guitar. There must be 50 more lying in the bin because I get self critical so I know it ain’t easy (although I’ve had far more writing success on the keyboard)
At the end of the day there are only 12 notes so it’s inevitable that stuff sounds derivative and that makes it difficult to feel confident about writing something truly new where the differentiation is in instrumentation and feel.
Millions of people write but very few get recorded although modern home studios and sites like bandcamp are changing that. But usually it’s the writer themselves that are the biggest barrier.

Writing songs seems to be a gift, although thats a generalistic comment.
No-one is the same. There are lots of great songwriters that arent very good musicians.

sunlight wrote:Writing songs seems to be a gift, although thats a generalistic comment.
No-one is the same. There are lots of great songwriters that arent very good musicians.

It’s the music or lyrics first conundrum

I enjoyed this one. Her voice is smooth and clear, perfect. Great Piano work. She didnt do the cross arms thing that Mercury did though for a couple of Octaves up. Mercury wrote this on the Piano while lying on the floor and pressing the keys on the Piano upside down!

ENJOY, they are a classy group of musicians.  What are the makes of the guitars played by the old guy and the new kid on the block?

We had a family meeting yesterday about which song should be played first in the new house we’ve just bought.

Name that tune and win a £25 donation to a charity of your choice. Only one guess per Nutter.

finlaymcdanger wrote:We had a family meeting yesterday about which song should be played first in the new house we’ve just bought.

Name that tune and win a £25 donation to a charity of your choice. Only one guess per Nutter.

This is the One - Stone Roses 

i know you said one fin but how about Our House by CS&N or Madness?

Cajunboy wrote:
ENJOY, they are a classy group of musicians.  What are the makes of the guitars played by the old guy and the new kid on the block?

Wow! Agree with you about the musicians, especially the lad on lead guitar. Superb. Thanks for sharing, Cajun